News Flash

National History Day: Registration for Competitors and Judges

The West Baton Rouge Museum is the host site for the Greater Baton Rouge Regional History Day Contest. This year’s competition will take place on Thursday, February 16, 2023. Registration for competitors and judges opens Thursday, December 1st, 2022.

Call for Artists for Outdoor Public Art Mural

The Museum seeks to create and install a mural celebrating the community’s Blues music heritage on the Juke Joint. The deadline for Request for Qualification submissions is February 15th, 2023.

Ron's Retro Workshops

Ron's Retro Workshops

In accompaniment to the Ron's Retro: Honoring Ronald Kennedy with Local Black Artists exhibit, the Museum is will be hosting the following workshops taught by the several of the featured artists. These workshops are FREE and open to t...

Behind the Barn Doors

The museum is excited to introduce a new monthly program, Behind the Barn Doors. Join us on Sunday, February 5th in the Big RED Cypress Barn for featured demonstrations and instructional workshops including Blacksmithing, Spinning and Weaving, and Woodwor...

Upcoming Lunchtime Lectures

The Museum periodically hosts Lunchtime Lectures to accompany permanent and changing exhibits. This program features guest lecturers including scholars, historians, artists and authors to name a few who speak from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM.

Ron's Retro: Honoring Ronald Kennedy

The Museum is pleased to announce a new exhibit honoring Ronald Kennedy. This exhibit opens on January 19th, 2023 and will run through March 19th, 2023.

Café Français

The Museum hosts this program for those who speak French, are learning French, or simply support the French language and culture in Louisiana. Speakers of any dialect and any skill level are welcome.

February Historical Happy Hour: Sariah Storm and the Mysteries

Please join the West Baton Rouge Museum on Friday, February 17th, 2023 from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM for Historical Happy Hour. February’s Happy Hour will feature the band, Sariah Storm and the Mysteries.

Sariah Storm & The Mysteries offer a vibrant...

Old Time Music Open Jam

Old Time Music Open Jam is held on the second Sunday of every month from 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM.  Jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play tunes including but not limited to Old Country, Bluegrass, Cajun and folk music. The public is ...

Yoga Workshops

The West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting a once a month Yoga workshop on the last Tuesday of each month at 6:00 PM. Classes will be led by twenty-six year veteran instructor, Elena Moreno-Keegan with a life-long passion for living well and helping others li...

Le Jam

Jam sessions are open for any musician to join in to play traditional Louisiana songs. 

As part of its cultural offerings, the West Baton Rouge Museum is hosting this program to allow musicians to informally play acoustic instruments including fid...